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* {{Jerkass}}: Judy, she literally never has a good word to say about Max and can't go one scene without insulting him.
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The series premiered on January 25th, 2019.

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The series premiered on January 25th, 2019.
2019. It was renewed for a second season on May 23rd.
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* GoodTimesMontage: One occurs in "Who Let The Dogs In" as young Max spends time with his pet turtle Hawk.
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* DistaffCounterpart: Leo is one to Olive.

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* ManChild: Max acts like one when he gets sick in "Little Shop of Reynolds".

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* %%* ManChild: Max acts like one when he gets sick in "Little Shop of Reynolds".
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I'm sorry if I'm rude but seriously read what a trope is about before making an entry. Fantastic Racism is not the same thing as sexism.


* FantasticRacism: The whole plot of "You've Got Female" revolves around this. Sydney cannot audition for a jazz band because the leader says she's a girl. Then other female students are rejected from their choices for school clubs for the same reason, prompting Sydney to start a protest. Eventually the clubs give in and let the girls try out. Sydney, however, doesn't make the band anyway in favor of another girl, who thanks her for giving her the courage to do so following the protest.
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* FantasticRacism: The whole plot of "You've Got Female" revolves around this. Sydney cannot audition for a jazz band because the leader says she's a girl. Then other female students are rejected from their choices for school clubs for the same reason, prompting Sydney to start a protest. Eventually the clubs give in and let the girls try out. Sydney, however, doesn't make the band anyway in favor of another girl, who thanks her for giving her the courage to do so following the protest.
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* MissingMom: It is unknown where Sydney's mother is.

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* MissingMom: It is unknown where Sydney's mother is.passed away five years prior to the show.
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* DistaffCounterpart: Leo is one to Olive.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: "You've Got Female" is one about women's rights.
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* AgeCut: Sometimes used on Max when the episode transitions to the 1992 flashbacks.

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* AgeCut: Sometimes used on Max when the episode transitions to (and sometimes from) the 1992 flashbacks.flashbacks, combined with MatchCut.
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* ManChild: Max acts like one when he gets sick in "Little Shop of Reynolds".

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** In "Can't Dye This", Young Max is shown wearing a Music/{{Nirvana}} shirt. And he says that his mom went to see ''Film/HomeAlone''.


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** In "Can't Dye This", Young Max is shown wearing a Music/{{Nirvana}} shirt. And he says that his mom went to see ''Film/HomeAlone''.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Grandma often calls Max unreasonable for not allowing Sydney to do things she herself didn't allow Max to do at his age

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Grandma often calls In the first episode Judy called Max unreasonable for not allowing letting Sydney to do things she herself didn't allow dye her hair. The flashbacks show Judy not letting Max to do at dye his agehair when he was Sydney's age.
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* StrictlyFormula: Every episode follows a similar plot: Sydney wants to do something but Max declines, but she proceeds to do so anyway behind his back. Flashbacks to Max’s childhood in 1992 show he had the same situations as Sydney did with similar results. When Max findhttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/thread_watch.phps out Sydney disobeyed, he explains about the same problem from his childhood and the two make up with each other.

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* StrictlyFormula: Every episode follows a similar plot: Sydney wants to do something but Max declines, but she proceeds to do so anyway behind his back. Flashbacks to Max’s childhood in 1992 show he had the same situations as Sydney did with similar results. When Max findhttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/thread_watch.phps out Sydney disobeyed, he explains about the same problem from his childhood and the two make up with each other.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Leo has yet to appear as an adult in present day, but where he is now remains to be seen.

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* StrictlyFormula: Every episode follows a similar plot: Sydney wants to do something but Max declines, but she proceeds to do so anyway behind his back. Flashbacks to Max’s childhood in 1992 show he had the same situations as Sydney did with similar results. When Max finds out Sydney disobeyed, he explains about the same problem from his childhood and the two make up with each other.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Happens pretty much every time the characters watch TV.

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* StrictlyFormula: Every episode follows a similar plot: Sydney wants to do something but Max declines, but she proceeds to do so anyway behind his back. Flashbacks to Max’s childhood in 1992 show he had the same situations as Sydney did with similar results. When Max finds findhttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/thread_watch.phps out Sydney disobeyed, he explains about the same problem from his childhood and the two make up with each other.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Happens pretty much every time the characters watch TV.
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* YouAreGrounded: In the first episode, Max tells Sydney she’s grounded after catching her dying her hair behind her back.

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* TakeOurWordForIt: Happens pretty much every time the characters watch TV.
* YouAreGrounded: In the first episode, Max tells Sydney she’s grounded after catching her dying her hair behind her his back.
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** "I Know What You Did Last Sleepover" - ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''.
** "Good Grade Hunting" - ''Film/GoodWillHunting''.


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** "Adventures in Babe-sitting" - ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting''.
** "You've Got Female" - ''Film/YouveGotMail''.
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* YouAreGrounded: In the first episode, Max tells Sydney she’s grounded after catching her dying her hair behind her back.

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Little Shop of Horrors isn't a '90s movie.


** "The Ly'in King" - ''Disney/TheLionKing''.

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** "Who Let the Dogs In" - "Who Let The Dogs Out?"
** "The Ly'in Parent Track" - ''Film/TheParentTrap''.
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** "Little Shop of Reynolds" - ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''.

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** "Little Shop of Reynolds" "Can't Hardly Date" - ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''.''Film/CantHardlyWait''.


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** "Mo' Grandmas, Mo' Problems" - "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems".
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Grandma often calls Max unreasonable for not allowing Sydney to do things she herself didn't allow Max to do at his age
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* AgeCut: Sometimes used on Max when the episode transitions to the 1992 flashbacks.
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* StrictlyFormula: Every episode follows a similar plot: Sydney wants to do something but Max declines, but she proceeds to do so anyway behind his back. Flashbacks to Max’s childhood in 1992 show he had the same situations as Sydney did with similar results. When Max finds out Sydney disobeyed, he explains about the same problem from his childhood and the two make up with each other.
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The series will premiere on January 25th, 2019.

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The series will premiere premiered on January 25th, 2019.
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* BlackBestFriend: In the flashbacks, Leo is this to Max.


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* FlashBackEcho: The show's flashbacks with Max parallel what's happening with Sydney in the present. For example, in "Can't Dye This", Sydney tries to rebel against Max and dye her hair, while in the flashback, Max tries to rebel against his mom and bleach his hair so he can join a skateboarding gang.


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* MyHairCameOutGreen: In "Can't Dye This", Sydney tries to dye her hair and it comes out rainbow-colored. In the episode's flashback, Max tries to bleach his hair and it comes out red.
* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse. In "Can't Dye This", Max accidentally kisses a student instead of Sydney. Olive keeps reminding him of it by sending him [=GIFs=] of the incident.


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* SaltAndPepper: Max and Leo. As an inverse of the stereotypes, it's Leo who is the uptight one and Max who is the rebellious one.


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** In "Can't Dye This", Young Max is shown wearing a Music/{{Nirvana}} shirt. And he says that his mom went to see ''Film/HomeAlone''.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode title is a pun on a '90s movie or song.
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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: The main point of the series revolves around this trope, as it's meant to highlight just how similar Max's daughter is to him.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"The more things change, the more they stay the same".]]

''Sydney to the Max'' is a Creator/DisneyChannel KidCom created by Mark Reisman, starring Ruth Righ and Ian Reed Kesler.

Set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1990s, the comedy revolves around outgoing middle schooler Sydney Reynolds who lives with her single dad Max in the house he grew up in, along with her progressive grandmother Judy - three generations under one roof.

As Sydney's preteen pursuits begin to expand with unexpected and funny twists, Max tries to get a better sense of the guidance, perspective and support she needs. Grandma, full of both parental wisdom and wisecracks, has a razor-sharp memory that proves Max's own teenage antics parallel Sydney's. Flashback scenes to a young Max and his best friend Leo juxtapose the funny predicaments invented by Sydney and her vivacious friend Olive.

The series will premiere on January 25th, 2019.

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!! ''Sydney to the Max'' contains examples of:
* TheNineties: The decade in which Max grew up in. The series often features flashbacks to the 1990s.
* CoolOldLady: Sydney's grandmother, Judy, is said to be hip and progressive. Max often has to rely on her in order to better understand Sydney.
* DropInCharacter: Olive, who constantly spends time at Sydney's house because of the chaos her four brothers cause.
* FlashBack: The series features flashbacks to the '90s, when Max was a kid.
* MissingMom: It is unknown where Sydney's mother is.
* OverprotectiveDad: Max is said to be overprotective and doting to Sydney.
* ShoutOut: Being a series that involves flashbacks to the '90s, there's a good amount of '90s references in the episode titles:
** "Can't Dye This" - [[Music/MCHammer "U Can't Touch This"]].
** "The Ly'in King" - ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
** "Caved and Confused" - ''Film/DazedAndConfused''.
** "Little Shop of Reynolds" - ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''.
** "There's Something About Zach" - ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary''.
** "Nuthin' but a Dance Thang" - [[Music/DrDre "Nuthin' but a 'G 'Thang"]].
** "Never Been Pierced" - ''Film/NeverBeenKissed''.
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